Diaper



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L. S. SAMUEL.

DIAPER. No. 318,141. I Patented May 19, 1885.

@5668 6 fnvaraior UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEOPOLD S. SAMUEL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

DIAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,141, dated May19,1885.

Application filed October 31, 1884.

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, LEoroLn S. SAMUEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Diapers; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked there on,which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to reduce the labor heretofore requiredof mothers or nurses in attending to infants under their care; and itconsists in the improved diaper, constructed substantially as and forthe purposes set forth and shown.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures, Figure 1is a diaper having my improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan of a separablelining adapted for use with said diaper. Fig. 3 is asectional view takenthrough line at, Fig. l.- Fig. 4 is a plan of a lining having certainadditional improvements and illustrating a modified construction, andFig. 5 is a plan showing further modification.

In said drawings, a represents an ordinary diaper of linen or othertextile fabric, in shape square, or approximately so, before beingfolded to form the triangular two-ply sheet shown, adapted to have twoof its ends tied around the infants hips and the third end drawn beweenthe legs and tied with the other ends in the usual way. Upon the innerside of the diaper is laid a lining, b, of paper or other imperviousmaterial, said paper being coated or partially coated with wax, oil, orimpervious covering, or having an independent piece, 0, provided withsuch a'coating, arranged therewith either between the folds thereof oratone side. This lining or linings .to the textile diaper is removabletherefrom, and may be thrown away when soiled, and the linen, havingbeen protected may be used again without being washed. The paper liningis preferably folded, as. at 0?, Figs. 2 and 4, to provide a fullnesstherein when secured on the body, and thus prevent (No model.)

the paper from being torn apart. The edges 0 e of the lining may beturned down toward the side next the body to form a guard tending toobstruct the flow of matter from the diaper.

I prefer to have the diaper-linings arranged as in Fig. 3, wherein it isshown that the lining 1) is doubled and between the plies is placed atriangular piece coated with wax, oil, or other matter impervious towater. By this construction the coating is kept from contact with theinfants skin, so that should said coating contain any ingredient hurtfulto the skin, said skin will not be injured by it. I may also form thelining as in Fig. 5, one-half of said lining being coated and the otherplain. In this case no secondpiece 0 need be employed, the plain portiongcowering the coated portion h when the lining is folded for use.

What I claim as new is 1. A diaper made of textile fabric and adapted tobe secured on a childs body, said .diaper being doubled into atriangular twoply sheet to provide three ends adapted to be passedaround the body and between the child s legs, respectively, and aremovable paper lining adapted to protect said textile fabric, saidparts being arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

2. A diaper, substantially such as described, consisting, essentially,of a textile fabric doubled into a triangular shape to provide threeends adapted to be secured around the childs body and between his legs,and an impervious lining adapted to protect said textile fabric, saidparts being arranged, combined, and adapted to operate substantially asset forth.

3. As an article of manufacture, the removable lining for diapers,consisting, essentially, of a two-ply triangular sheet having be tweenthe plies thereof an impervious sheet, said lining being adapted toprotect the textile diaper when secured upon the childs body asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this17th day of October, 1884.

LEOPOLD S. SAMUEL. Witnesses:

OLIVER DRAKE,

FREDK. F. CAMPBELL,

